Tara Taylor Quinn

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Starting over...again It seems a lifetime ago that Brett Ackerman wanted to share his life with Ella Wales. He really believed he could put his abusive family history behind him...until he realized it would always be part of him. Then he pushed her away. "Hard." Now Ella's back as part of the High ...

To trust a stranger…
Sara Havens helps others. Mothers. Children. Those who seek to escape from violence. Her work with The Lemonade Stand -- a unique women's shelter -- also lets her forget the loss of the child who should have been hers. And when a handsome stranger strikes up a poolside co...

Will her secret tear them apart?
At sixteen, when Talia gave her son up for adoption, she knew she was making the right decision. Now, as an adult, she's come home to Santa Raquel, California, where she volunteers at the Lemonade Stand and provides art therapy at local schools. One of her stude...

Love runs free
Meredith Bennet lives for two people -- her husband, Max, and their young son, Caleb. She also lives in fear of her abusive ex-husband, Steve, a man she's been running from for years. She thought she'd finally eluded him. But when it becomes apparent that he's found her, she make...

This is a story for every woman who has a best friend…
Bailey Watters and Koralynn Mitchell consider themselves "sisters of the soul." Their circumstances growing up couldn't have been more different; Kora came from a wealthy, privileged family, while Bailey's home life was hard. They'd do any...

There's truth -- and then there's love
Sedona Campbell is an attorney who works with The Lemonade Stand, a unique women's shelter in California. She's called in to advise fifteen-year-old Tatum Malone, who claims she's been abused -- by her brother, not her boyfriend. It's Sedona's job to sort ...

When life hands you lemons…
You make lemonade. That's what Lynn Duncan believes. A single mother and nurse practitioner, she works at The Lemonade Stand, a unique women's shelter supported by various businesses. These include a physiotherapy service, where Grant Bishop, a landscape designer, ...

The best things in life are those you don't expect…
Dana Harris's world has turned upside down. So when she receives the unexpected opportunity to attend Montford University in Shelter Valley, Arizona, she sees it as the perfect time to start over. Especially when Josh Redmond adopts a puppy...

Can you ever escape your past?
Jon Swartz is an adult recipient -- the second one -- of a scholarship awarded by an anonymous donor. A single father, he comes to Shelter Valley, Arizona, to begin his life anew. He's a man with a secret past, a past he has to hide to protect both himself and his...

In the shelter of this town...
Mark Heber accepts a mysterious scholarship to a prominent college in Shelter Valley, Arizona. Being a mature student is a big change from his hardscrabble life in the mountains of West Virginia, one that could transform his whole future.
For attorney Adrianna...

The case is cold but the leads are hot…
And so is the attraction between detectives Lucy Hayes and Ramsey Miller.
Twenty-five years ago, there was a kidnapping in Comfort Cove, Massachusetts. Neither the child nor the kidnapper was ever found.
Now there are fresh leads, including one in ...

A Romance for Every Mood! Discover four ways to fall in love with these four original novellas…A white witch and a soul reaper battle for each other's hearts. A hot cowboy meets a sexy guest at a dude ranch and gets the ride of his life. A deadly storm may bring a detective and the woman he loves...

You can't change the past but you can choose the future!
Twenty-five years ago… Emma Sanderson's life was completely overturned. Her baby sister was kidnapped, right there in Comfort Cove, and her family fell apart.
Now… Emma lives quietly, cautiously. Until suddenly she finds out that th...

When the past comes calling and future won't wait...
Twenty-five years ago…a mysterious crime was committed in Comfort Cove, Massachusetts. Frank Whittier was accused -- but never charged. And it ruined his life.
Now…Cal Whittier, Frank's son, is determined to protect him, to safeguard hi...

Girl trouble. Jacob's seven-year-old triplets are a handful. Allie is organizing her teacher to death. Jessie is crying in class. Meggie is becoming almost reclusive. Jacob is told what the triplets need is a woman in their lives. But the last thing Jacob needs is to exchange girl trouble for...
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From good to great...to forever
Ellen Moore has a good life. But she wants a great one. One that's full, not just safe. That means stepping outside her comfort zone to take a risk.
And it doesn't get much riskier than Jay Billingsley. He has all the trappings of a rebel -- the leather, the mo...

The quintessential small-town girl with her nose in a book, Tara Gumser had never been kissed when she met Tim Barney on her first day in college. Tara fell hard and fast for the hunky tennis ace, and she dreamed of sharing the rest of her life with him. And while Tim was wild for this gifted young...

Four can keep a secret - if three of them are dead.
He did the crime. He's done the time.
Rick Thomas stole drug-cartel evidence from a government facility. And spent three years in a federal prison.
Michigan attorney Erin Morgan has a rule: Never defend the bad guys. But Rick Thomas, quiet and ...

Jane's rule about marriage: if at first you don't succeed, don't try again
A bigamist ex-husband, an anonymous stalker, a murder inquiry. Magazine editor Jane Hamilton is not having a good month. But with the support of her best friend, Brad Manchester, she's coping -- until they become lovers a...

She wants to trust him...
Sue Bookman wishes she believed that Rick Kraynick would make the best parent for her tiny foster baby. As the girl's uncle, he's got a strong claim. But so does the child's grandmother, and Sue knows that if Rick gets custody, he won't let the woman anywhere near. Sue ev...

A little comfort, caring and compassion go a long way toward making the world a better place. Just ask the dedicated women handpicked from countless worthy nominees across North America to become this year's recipients of Harlequin's More Than Words award. To celebrate their accomplishments, five N...

One secret leads to another
Sophie Curtis lives a big secret. She's been having an affair with Duane Koch. Their days--and nights-- together are their own oasis away from the world. It's unconventional but, given the difference in their ages and her troubled past, it works for them.
Then Duane...

Marybeth Lawson has the life she's always wanted. And it all revolves around her cozy bed-and-breakfast. As busy as it keeps her, there is no room for romance, which is fine with her. Then one Christmas, the very good-looking Craig McKellips reserves a room--and everything changes. The attraction b...

Giving in to temptation can be a dangerous thing
A dedicated cop in the Special Victims Bureau, Ryan Mercedes has a trusted friend in lawyer-advocate Audrey Lincoln. Her compassion is the perfect counterpoint to his hard-driving fight for justice. And this good relationship only gets better the ...

Every Valentine's Day is a gift
A day to celebrate your love--and the hope, the belief, that it will be everlasting.
In Valentine's Daughters by Tara Taylor Quinn, it's a day to remember old promises...and make new ones. In Our Day by Jean Brashear, it's when love gets a second chance.
In ...

CLOSING THE DOOR DOESN'T ALWAYS KEEP YOU SAFE...
Laura Elizabeth Clark saw herself as a peacemaker. Until the day she went against her parents' wishes and married Harry Kendall, a brilliant history professor who happens to be black.
But happily-ever-after goes horribly wrong one night when a...

Lose some, win some
Annie Kincaid has never held the right cards, not when it comes to love. Twice married, twice divorced, she's given up on finding her soul mate--though not on having a family. So Annie's decided to have a baby. On her own.
But her brother, Cole, thinks that's a huge gamble, an...

Sara Calhoun has a perfectly orchestrated life. Until she opens her door one morning to come face-to-face with Ryan, the son she'd loved--and given up for adoption twenty-one years ago. Sara's memory of the night Ryan was conceived is virtually nonexistent, but the aftermath continues to haunt her....

I married the man I loved
I wasn't supposed to love Nate Grady, let alone marry him. But we found a love that triumphed over all adversity-just like Jane Eyre, my very favorite heroine.
I was young, bookish, naive-on the verge of entering the convent-and then I met him.... The day I abandoned...

She wanted a family...but four babies at once?
Business hotshot Elise Richardson is successful, beautiful, single...and her biological clock is clanging like a church bell. So independent Elise takes matters into her own hands and now she's pregnant--with quadruplets!
Her business partner and...

On the outside, Arizona chief prosecutor Janet McNeil is the epitome of a driven, daring attorney who lives life by her own rules. But inside, her world is in chaos. Terrifying nightmares keep her in a constant state of anxiety. Yet saving face is imperative now that she's prosecuting a member of a...

A child needs a mom...
Ever since her mother left them, nine-year-old Kelsey Shepherd has been raised by her dad, Mark, who's also the principal at her school. Kelsey loves her dad, and she misses her mom -- but she's uncomfortable about the secret her mother wants her to keep.
Meredith Foste...

When the daughter she gave up for adoption appears in her life eager to meet both her birth parents, Amelia Copperstone nervously agrees to track down a man she hasn't seen in thirty years. What she finds is rekindled passion -- and, at age forty-eight, a very unexpected pregnancy....

There are good secrets -- and bad ones
Leslie Sanderson's brother, Cal, is dead -- and he's left behind two children no one knew he had. She and Kip Webster, Cal's closest friend, "inherit" these secret kids.
As they form their makeshift family, Leslie and Kip decide to share a house. And that le...

Jolene and Tina have been best friends for twenty-five years. Too bad Jolene's marriage isn't as solid as her friendship. But who better to talk to about your most intimate problems than your very best friend?...

IF DOING THE RIGHT THING PUTS YOUR LIFE AT RISH...SHOULD YOU STILL DO IT?
Once a woman of wealth and privilege, Kate Whitehead now lives an ordinary life in an ordinary San Diego neighborhood as Tricia Campbell. Two years ago she escaped her powerful and abusive husband and became a different pe...

Caroline Prater: A lost twin. A widow. A pregnant woman.
When she discovers she has a twin living in an Arizona town called Shelter Valley, Caroline Prater decides to go there. Pregnant and a widow, she leaves her Kentucky hometown and drives west. She'll try to connect with her twin sister, Phy...

Juliet McNeil has been keeping a secret for more than eight years -- a secret from Blake Ramsden. They spent one night together all that time ago...and Mary Jane McNeil was the result.
Juliet and Mary Jane are a pair, a family of two, and they're happy that way. So what happens when Blake, the m...

Las Vegas is about escape. But the teenage runaways who end up there too often find a world far worse than the one they left behind. A world of prostitution, of danger and fear. One of these runaways is Autumn Stevens, whose half sister, Francesca Witting, comes to Vegas to search for her.
Franc...

There's something happening in Shelter Valley...
Shelter Valley, Arizona, is the kind of place where everyone wants to live. Martha Moore, divorced mother of four, has spent her whole life here and can't imagine being anywhere else.
But something frightening has happened, and it affects Marth...

Kirk Chandler and Valerie Simms -- two people who'll do anything for children.
Valerie is a juvenile court judge. She spends her days helping troubled kids -- including her own fatherless twin boys.
Through her sons, she meets Kirk Chandler. Kirk's given up a successful corporate career and d...

There are some things only a mother can feel...
At one time, Amy Wainscoat had it all -- wealth, control of her family's Chicago business, a handsome and loving husband, a child she adored. But her husband was killed in a boating accident a year ago. And now, most devastating of all, five-year-o...

What's wrong with this picture?
Bonnie Nielson's life looks perfect. She has everything she's always wanted -- a husband and child she adores, a successful business, close family and friends, a town she loves. And yet she's not happy.
For some unaccountable reason, Bonnie is no longer satisfi...

Just before Thanksgiving, Major Brad Henderson is released from prison, exonerated after almost thirty years for a crime he never committed. His mission: to be reunited with his three daughters. How to find them? Contact Dylan Garrett, of the Finders Keepers Detective Agency.
Gabriella Petri is ...

Who is Beth Allen? And who -- or what -- is she running from?
Beth only wishes she knew. Six months ago, she woke up in a shabby Arizona hotel room with no memory of her past. What she did have was a bruised face, $2,000 in cash -- and a little boy who called her "Mama."
What's her real name?...

Check-in: TV news reporter Laurel London has booked a room at the new Twin Oaks B and B, and so has noted travel writer William Byrd. Owners Clint and Maureen Cooper are hoping for a great review!
Checkout: Then suddenly, William Byrd vanishes. Policeman Scott Hunter is on the case -- and Laurel...

Focusing on the Finders Keepers detective agency run by Lily and Dylan Garrett, Trueblood, Texas continues to draw readers back for each new monthly episode. Combining favorite romance story lines by top Harlequin RM authors, engaging family dynamics, emotional family reunions and the charm and app...

Erica has a little boy -- and a big secret.
Her son, Kevin, is not her ex-husband's child. In fact, Kevin's real father doesn't even know he exists. She's carried the guilt of this for more than five years.
Now, to her complete shock, the man she fell in love with, hostage negotiator Jack Sh...

A baby...just around the corner
Phyllis Langford is everybody's friend and nobody's lover. Until she succumbs to the unexpected temptation of Matt Sheffield -- and soon after, discovers she's pregnant.
Matt's a loner, a man who hides from the possibility of love and family. Just as well, in P...

Sam Montford left Shelter Valley 10 years ago. He's a direct descendant of the town's founder, the first Samuel Montford, and for him, Shelter Valley's expectations had become oppressive. Home had become smothering instead of sheltering.
Sam returns to the town -- and to his ex-wife, Cassie Tat...

Come home to Shelter Valley where love lasts and families matter
Miranda Parsons is content with her life. She has a great job, a wonderful family, a lovely house. She has good friends. And she lives in a town where people know her, care about her. So what's missing?
Passion -- as she finds o...

Come home to Shelter Valley...
She's not who she says she is! Tory Evans is living her sister's life. Christine is dead, murdered by Tory's vengeful ex-husband, and now -- for her own survival -- Tory has taken on Christine's identity. Her name, her job, her new home in Shelter Valley, Arizona.
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Come home to Shelter Valley -- where love lasts and families matter.
Meet Will and Becca Parsons, who've lived in Shelter Valley, Arizona, all their lives. Shelter Valley means everything to them. Home. Family. Security. Love. Everything that matters is right there in that town.
Will and Becca ha...

Mothering her ex-love's children was definitely not in her job description!
Ellie Maitland was goal-oriented.
She operated on five-year plans. Finishing her master's degree by night, serving as chief administrator at her family's renowned clinic by day, she was out to prove herself, big time....

On February 14th, Gabe Stone finds a living, breathing valentine on his doorstep. The tiny pink bundle of fleece appears to be his daughter, and her mother has given Gabe four hours to get to know his new baby. Four hours to adjust to fatherhood, resolve custody and win back his ex-wife?...

WHAT HAVE YOU RESOLVED TO DO BY THE YEAR 2000?
Susan Kennedy's going to have a baby...by the time she turns forty. Which is in the year 2000. It's something she'd wanted -- planned -- for the past decade. Now she's got everything she needs to go ahead. A nice home, a successful career, a loving...

Jamie Archer loves her four-year-old daughter, Ashley, more than anything in this world. But Jamie has a past she's ashamed of, a past she needs to keep hidden. So she's created an entirely new life for herself and Ashley - a life that's threatened when Kyle Radcliff reappears. Klye doesn't immedia...

This Christmas, she's got her very own St. Nick!
With her business sold and her family out of reach, Abby Hayden's at loose ends.
But if Abby doesn't have enough to occupy her time, Dr. Nick Monroe has too much. So many people rely on him for help and guidance. No wonder Abby calls him St. N...

Her name is Anna. And she's pregnant.
That's all she knows, all the doctors can tell her. Anna was in an accident, and when she regains consciousness, she has no memory of who she is or where she cam from. She has no idea who the father of her baby might be.
Jason Whitaker sees the broadcas...

FBI agent Con Randolph's six-month-old son has been abandoned. The state has arranged an adoption - they just need Con's signature.
Con knows they've made a mistake. He's never fathered a baby. But it turns out he's wrong.
Horrified and guilty, he tries to claim his son. Yet, as far as the ...

Her baby. His heartache.
Marcus Cartwright is rich and handsome. What's more, he's in love with his wife. And Lisa Cartwright adores her husband. Their marriage, however, is falling apart.
That's because Marcus can't give Lisa the baby they've always longed for.
Now he's determined to g...

Trouble - Jacob Ryan has it in triplicate!
Girl trouble. Seven-year-old Allie is organizing her teacher to death. Seven-year-old Jessie is crying in class. Seven-year-old Meggie is becoming almost reclusive. Jacob is told that what the triplets need is a woman in their lives - and maybe they do...

No Cure for Love
He'd tried for ten years to forget her, to get on with his life and let Marie get on with hers. But while he'd never acknowledged his feelings, some loves last a lifetime. As the saying goes - and as Pete Mitchell had discovered the hard way - there 'ain't no cure for love.'
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TOO HOT TO HANDLE
When policewoman Andrea Parker was assigned to train six male officers for the DARE program, she certainly didn't expect someone like Doug Avery to be among the trainees. Doug was the kind of guy who instinctively resisted authority, who got his kicks by using other people--esp...

SAYING HELLO WAS A BIG MISTAKE
Never mind that the sparks flew between them--Tatum McGillus and Jonathan Wright should never have crossed paths. For one thing, the timing was dreadfully wrong. Tatum was dealing with the shock of having her father slapped in jail, and her law career was flounderi...

Losing Custody Of Her Own Children!
Just the thought was enough to make Shannon Stewart turn pale. But it wasn't just a thought - it was actually happening. With the entire Southlakes community behind him, Shannon's ex-husband had the clout to pull it off.
In a desperate attempt to reclaim ...